Category: Learning Japanese

When we mention the existence in English, we would say there is bla bla or there are bla bla. However, there are two verbs in Japanese, ある(aru) and いる(iru). Today, I’m going to teach you the difference between ある and いる. Contents あるいるliving and not livingconclusionある ある is a group 1 verb. What’s a group…

There are three groups for Japanese verb conjugation. In this article, I will teach you plain form and polite form past tense in each groups. If you don’t know three groups, please read this article first. Japanese verb conjugation rule with chart Contents Polite formGroup 1Group 2Group 3 Polite form chartPlain formGroup 1Group 2Group 3…

How can you add information to a noun and explain the noun more specifically. When you read this article, you will learn how to say that this is my pen or this is a key to a car in Japanese. Contents how to use のhow to ask and answerconclusionhow to use の の describes next…

How can we make negative sentences in Japanese? In this article, I will teach you how to create negative sentences in Japanese. Contents Nounナ adjectiveイadjectiveverbGroup1group2group3conclusionNoun There are two ways to make negative sentences for nouns, which are ではありません or ではないです。 Noun＋ではありません／ではないです (ex)A: あなたはアメリカじんですか。 B: いいえ、アメリカじんじゃ（では）ありません。 or いいえ、あめりかじんじゃ（では）ないです。 Let’s learn more. What’s the difference between じゃない…

I gave a present to my brother. My brother gave me a present. Like in these sentences, “give” is give. It won’t change whoever gives presents or receives the presents. However, there are two words for “giving”, which are あげる and くれる. What’s the difference between あげる and くれる? To understand the difference, we must…

I love read a book. Is it correct? As you already know, this sentence is wrong because we shouldn’t include two verbs in one sentence. How about “Read a book is fun”? This isn’t correct as well because a verb can’t be the subject. Therefore, we should change “read” to “reading” or “to read”. Similarly,…

How can you ask Japanese people? In this article, I’m going to teach you the 5 Ws: What, Who, When, Where, Why. Contents WhatWhoWhenWhereWhyどうしてなんでなぜconclusionWhat When we ask “what”, we use “なに”. Let’s take a closer look at an example. Japanese：きょうは　なにを　しましたか。 English：What did you do today? In this case, you want to ask objective, so we…

How can we say “this”, “that”, “here” or “there” in Japanese? When we talk about these things, the words we use change depending on physical distance between a speaker and listener. The words are called こそあどことば because the first syllable is こ(ko), そ(so), あ(a) or ど(do). Let’s learn Japanese kosoado words in this article. What…